Friederike Ellmenreich

Friederike Ellmenreich (1775 in Köthen - 5 April 1845 in Schwerin) was a German actress, opera singer (contralto) and writer.

Ellmenreich was the daughter of singer Christian Brandl and actress Marianne Rouillon.

In 1792 she married the bass buffo singer Johann Baptist Ellmenreich in Hanau.

Throughout her life, she published numerous translations and adaptations of mostly French and Italian opera texts, which were frequently performed.

List of further works in Goedeke's Grundriss zur Geschichte der deutschen Dichtung.